Opel Flagship Insignia heads Euro 6d-TEMP Offensive

No exceptions: All Opel passenger car models with Euro 6d-TEMP already this year

Euro 6d-TEMP: Real driving emissions included for first time in new standard

Rüsselsheim. Opel is leading the automotive industry in the implementation of the future European Euro 6d-TEMP emissions standard, which includes Real Driving Emissions (RDE) measured on public roads. Petrol and LPG power units complying with Euro 6d-TEMP will be available across the Opel model range – comprising ADAM, KARL and Corsa, Astra, Cascada and Insignia, Mokka X, Crossland X, Grandland X and Zafira – plus compliant diesel versions. New 1.6-litre diesels for the Insignia represent the next step in Opel’s Euro 6d-TEMP roll-out.

In the SCR process, AdBlue is injected into the exhaust gas. The solution decomposes into ammonia, which is then stored on a catalyst substrate. Nitrogen oxide (NOx) enters the catalyst in the exhaust gas, and is then selectively reduced to nitrogen and water. Cars complying with Euro 6d-TEMP, such as the Insignia, are therefore unaffected by potential bans of diesel vehicles from city centres.

Opel’s commitment to Euro 6d-TEMP is part of the brand’s strategy to become a leader in the reduction of vehicle emissions. The next steps in the roadmap to this goal are the introduction of four electrified models by 2020, including the next generation Corsa, which will also be available as a fully electric vehicle. By 2024 Opel will become a fully electrified passenger car brand, offering an electrified version of every model – as a hybrid or a battery electric vehicle – alongside those powered by internal combustion engines.

[1] WLTP measurements converted to NEDC values for comparison.

Further information about official fuel consumption, official specific CO2 emissions and consumption of electric energy can be found in the “guideline about fuel consumption, CO2 Emissions and electric energy consumption of new passenger cars” ('Leitfaden über den Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer Personenkraftwagen') in German language, which is available free of charge at any point of sales and at DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Helmuth-Hirth-Straße 1, D-73760 Ostfildern.